Lasisi Olagunju
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Inside Nigeria
2027: They will write the results, By Lasisi Olagunju
President Nnamdi Azikiwe was certain that the 1964 federal elections were a farce and should not produce a legitimate government.…
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Powerful mob at Ikeja power house, By Lasisi Olagunju
The English language is a compulsive borrower; a great debtor. It borrows any word that catches its fancy anyhow and…
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Akpabio as Oliver Twist, By Lasisi Olagunju
“Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie.”…
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Tracing an unusual Muslim name, By Lasisi Olagunju
In his column last Saturday, my friend and brother, Farooq Kperogi, reminisced his previous piece on unusual Muslim names in…
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With a heavy heart, I pity Sanwo-Olu, By Lasisi Olagunju
There is a royal family in Lagos called Oniru. In the earliest times when there was no Lagos and Eko…
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A review of IBB’s book of billions, By Lasisi Olagunju
In five parts, thirteen chapters, six appendices, including an interview; a prologue and an epilogue, he sought to give a…
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Pa Adebanjo: A celebration of death, By Lasisi Olagunju
Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, died on Friday. He would have been 100 years old if death had not been…
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El-Rufai, Obasa and other godfather stories, By Lasisi Olagunju
It happened one sunny day in mid-May 2003. I was preparing to go to the office around noon when Tayo,…
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Are Yoruba Muslims truly marginalised? By Lasisi Olagunju
Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh.…
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Let us name Nigeria after our President, By Lasisi Olagunju
Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President…
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